Year 6 Term 1 Keep Calm and Carry on Evacuee Dress Up Day, Neville Chamberlain Blitz Air Raid WW2 visitors, artefacts imovie Instructional Blitz video using imovie app Responsibility & Respect Democracy (School Council vote) Purpose for writing - inform Setting description (Narnia & battlefield) Diary entry evacuation Instructions Blackout, How to survive the Blitz Newspaper article Rosa Parks (Black History Month) The Lion, witch and the wardrobe Boy in the striped pyjamas Anne Frank Letter from the light house Number & Place Value (White Rose) Electricity Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram. To be able to take repeat measurements of data with precision using a datalogger. To be able to plan a fair-test by recognising the control variables. To be able to use predictions to set up fair tests. To be able to explain the degree of trust can be had in results. World War 2 Child led ideas a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils chronological knowledge beyond 1066 Teddy Bear, Make do and mend use research develop design criteria design innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through prototypes generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through pattern pieces Film making (imovie) Swimming Swimming Livin on a Prayer New Beginnings New planning question based
Year 6 Term 2 We are not amused Child-led ideas Victorian School Day Victorian School (WM) / Dragons Den creating Victorian toys as a product to sell (RS) Big Fish Arts / Rose Cottage Peace and Hope (PSHE) Purpose for writing: Entertain Setting description Hogwarts Week (RS) Short story inspired by Oliver Twist Free verse poem inventions and industrialisation Play-script - historical Oliver Street Child Cogheart Continue number & place value Fractions Evolution and Inheritance To be able to recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. To be able to recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents. To be able to identify how animals are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution. To be able to identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments. To be able to plan an enquiry that will answer a question. To be able to record data in a table To be able to measure with a data logger. To be able to recognise which secondary sources will be most useful to research ideas To be able to present findings from an enquiry. a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils chronological knowledge beyond 1066 William Morris & Queen Victorian silhouettes to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas to improve their mastery of drawing with a range of materials imovie performance poetry Book Creator Research of different inventions during Victorian times Gymnastics synchronisation and canon Handball Fresh Prince of Bel Air Good to be me New planning question based
Year 6 Term 3 Stranded Child-led ideas Brochure Papier Mache Islands Haiku Create Papier Mache islands Purpose for writing: Persuade/Entertain Brochure Narrative Poetry Kensuke s Kingdom Geometry Number (Decimals, algebra and percentages) Living things and their habitats. Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics To be able to make a key to classify plants. To be able to identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments. Japan locate the world s countries, using maps concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities Physical geography -climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes Human geography - types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water The wave to improve their mastery of drawing with a range of materials Gymnastics - Mirroring Dodgeball and Hockey Classroom Jazz Going for goals New Planning Question based
Year 6 Term 4 & 5 Bright Sparks Become Inventors Design and make operation game Purpose for writing Entertain Setting description Discussion texts debate on most important inventions Macbeth The Weathermonger Measurement converting units, perimeter, area and volume Ratio Light Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them To be able to use scientific evidence to support or refute on idea. To be able to plan a scientific enquiry to answer a questions. To be able to use test results to make predictions to set up further comparative tests. To be able to plan a fair-test; recognising and controlling variables. To be able to report as to the degrees of trust in results. Hemispheres identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night) Night light scene Silhouettes Shadow puppets Mirroring & Contrasting Val Sabin Unit X Handball New planning Question based
Year 6 Term 6 Natural World Barton s Point Purpose for writing: Inform Tom s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce Eren by Simon P Clarke Geometry Problem Solving Statistics Animals including humans To be able to identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and explain the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood. To be able to describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans. To be able to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function. To be able to plan pattern-seeking enquiry. To be able to record results using a line graph. To be able to report causal relationships. To be able to present findings from enquiries. Rivers and Coasts rivers the water cycle use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using sketch maps, plans, graphs and digital technologies name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying, key coasts and rivers Seascapes, nature collages Design a web page The Rainforest (Val Sabin Unit 3 Athletics and Tennis Reflect, rewind, replay Relationships New planning Question based to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas